Williams as an Interim M.T.A. Chief, No Immediate Objections

“It’s too bad it’s only an interim appointment, because I think she’d be great,” said Neysa Pranger of the Regional Plan Association. “She does well in terms of balancing the needs of the community, politics, and the needs of the transit system.”

“I haven’t heard anything officially and I don’t know her, so I look forward to meeting her, seeing who she is, and hopefully work together,” Dilan just told me by phone. “I don’t know her so I don’t have anything either way. I look forward to the governor making his announcement and then proceeding with whatever the process is.”